Did you create the Computer in the Domain first? Try that (without the -U murphyn).
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Rasmussen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: IT Server Group > Subject: [Samba] problem joining the domain > > > We've encountered a problem with getting a newly installed Samba based > machine to join the domain. > > Here's the command line and error response: > > [root@chain samba]# smbpasswd -j COLUMBIA -r cmc-bkup -U murphyn > Password: > error creating domain user: NT_STATUS_INVALID_DOMAIN_ROLE > Unable to join domain COLUMBIA. > [root@chain samba]# > > Installation is a RedHat 7.2 (from KRUD) box with freshly > installed Samba > RPMs version 2.2.3a-6. smb.conf was created by a cut and paste from a > working installation on another box on our network, changing > the server name > and share paths as necessary. > > murphyn is a domain admin for COLUMBIA, the PDC (cmc-bkup) > and the BDC are > NT4 boxes. > > As the Linux guy I don't know what this error message means. > The NT admins > are at a loss to explain the problem. > > Curiosities: > > I've used the same software version to add a box to our domain > Essentially the same config is used on the working and > non-working > boxes, so I'm puzzled about what configuration issue could be > causing this. > > Bottom Line Question: > > do you know what causes this error and how I can resolve > this issue and > have the machine chain join the COLUMBIA domain? > > Where did I miss whatever it is in the documentation? > > -- > Michael Rasmussen - Network Engineer, Columbia Management > voice: 971-925-6723 cell: 503-807-1447 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.columbiafunds.com > > NOTICE: This communication may contain confidential or other > privileged information. If you are not the intended > recipient, or believe that you have received this > communication in error, please do not print, copy, > retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. > Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received > this email in error, and delete the copy you received. Any > communication that does not relate to official Columbia > business is that of the sender and is neither given nor > endorsed by Columbia. Thank you. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
